Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-11
An Augry NIississinnian.

John II. Martin edits the New Mi8siS8ip-
plan at Jackson, Miss. He has lately re-
turned to New Orleans from visit to Wash.
ington, during which be made it his busi-
ness to ascertain why there were not more
Mississippians IL The public service. He
finds only one white Mississippi democratic
clerk in the entire Department OF the Inter
ior. and gives his conclusions as follows:
mississippi has not one-tenth of her quota
of appointments in the departments here,
and yet when a MisSissippian applies for an
appointment he is told that his State has her
full quota. And when we look to see who
represents Mississippi we find the great
number of them carpetbaggers, who never
had sny claim TO being Mlssissippians and
many who never saw the State st all. In
the filling Of that quota in Mr.. Lsmar's de-
partment there Is one representative from
Kinds county who is worthy OF note. It is
Eugene B. Weiborno, who has good clerk
ship, and was one of the negro instigators
Of the Clinton riot, one OF the assas-
sins that figured in that horrible
butchery of the white men OF Mis-
sssippi. Not one of cur Congressman sane
tions these things, but they know that il
they should endeavor to have this vilan
turned oug ard q democrat placed in his
stead, they would be told that II could
not be done; that lis was uuder civil
service. Yes, be is under civil service.
What matter that bis black hands are
stained with the blood Of murdered men in
Mississippi, when the civil service policy of
Mugwump Administration folds him un-
dsr It's great protecting wing, too holy and
sacred TO be touched or disturbed. rs the
; criminals Of old, when they escaped and
could reach tho church and Cry, 'Sanctury
Sanctuary 40 officer Of the lsw dared dis
turb them in their holy refuge, so when our
! criminals, our carpe;baggers, and negro as
sasins in these departments can get into
| civil service and cry, Sanctuary Sanctu
ary = MIR. Cleveland and Mr.. Lamar seem
to consider them henceforth as too holy for
the sscrilegous touch of democratic hands
There are those in Mississippi who still
mourn for their loved ones, whose scarlet
| life tide crIssoned the grass near Clinton
on that melancholy day OF Our reddest, sad
dest riot, and it MAJ be .hat these mourn
ers will feel bitterly toward those who
retain Eugene Welborne here as their
representative in the departments OF
the nation, but they must remember
that he is civil service and is holy now.
When Thoughts OF the many worthy dem
ocrats IN cur State WHO sadly needed some
position at which they could earn liveli-
hood, and when I saw the wretched class Of
radical carpetbaggers who hold good Offices
here as representatives OF Mississippi, at
first felt indignant, but i wss 200, too
hasty, and have siuce learned how holy
the civil service is. and that 80 the Mug
wumps belong the spoiis' At first it seem,
ed little strange that III the great land
Office OF lie Interior Department, With near
| lv 400 men and women, nearly ali OF them
| in places, could find only one real Missis-
sippiau, Is young man who understand got
in by passing civil service examination.
| 1t seems little strange that Mr.. Lamar
should keep in that Office nearly 40 men
and wonen fcom a certain northern State
and not do anything more for the State
that first lifted him up and made him great.
| But lot us remember that he is q grand,
great man, with lofty and farreaching
views, which we should neither attempt to
understand nor crticise. and therefore let
US think as gently aud kindly as possible OF
Mississippis idol."-N. Y. Times.